Heather and Eric analyze the Biden DOJ's brief asking SCOTUS to reinstate Jahar's death sentence.
Heather and Eric Read the Government’s Brief to Reinstate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Death Sentence So You Don’t Have To
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Appealcast – First Circuit Decision Extravaganza, Pt. 2
Heather and Tom Frizzell further discuss the July 31, 2020 First Circuit Court decision to overturn Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev's death sentence. In this episode, we talk about the remainder of the appellate rulings and the significance of the "smaller" issues, including the far-reaching consequences of anti-Muslim bias, new case details revealed by the decision, and the vacation of three of Jahar's convictions in the guilt phase. We also discuss the political reaction to the decision, next steps for the appeal, and what you can do to help.
Appealcast – First Circuit Decision Extravaganza, Pt. 1
Heather and Tom Frizzell discuss the July 31, 2020 First Circuit Court decision to overturn Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev's death sentence. We talk about the issues the defense won on, as well as the four biggest takeaways from the decision.
Victory: The First Circuit Court Overturns Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Death Sentence
Heather reflects on Friday's court decision to reverse Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev's death sentence.
Appealcast #3 – Jahar’s Appeal Hearing
Tom “Attorney Dad” Frizzell joins Heather for a legal breakdown of Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev’s December 2019 appeal hearing.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Appeal Hearing: the Highlights
Yesterday, judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments from Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev's appellate team about why he did not receive a fair trial in Boston. Eric Bowsfield and I attended the hearing, and here are our biggest takeaways.
Regimes of Truth: Why Everything “Known” About the Boston Marathon Bombing is Wrong
An exhaustive new report, submitted by Heather Frizzell for her master's thesis at the University of Washington, explores the ways in which law enforcement, the mainstream media, and federal prosecutors manufactured prejudicial myths against Muslims in general and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in particular.
Appealcast #2 – Confession is Good for the Soul
Heather is joined by Tom "Attorney Dad" Frizzell and resident historian Eric Bowsfield to discuss their initial impressions on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's opening appellate brief. Then they take a deep dive into Dzhokhar's suppressed hospital confession, the contents of which were kept from the public until October 2018, when they were unsealed by Dzhokhar's appellate team. They look at what's there, what isn't, and the likelihood that the entire narrative of this case was created by overzealous FBI agents illegally interrogating a critically injured teenager.
Eight Early Takeaways from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Opening Appellate Brief
There's lots of promising arguments in the massive opening brief. Here are our initial impressions.
The Unusual Suspects, Part 2: Viskhan Vakhabov, the Phone Man
A phone call to Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friend two hours before the murder of Sean Collier changed everything I knew about the Boston Marathon bombing. So why did the government protect him?
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